1、Section A Focused ActivitiesSection B Extended ActivitiesIntroduction to Romance Films(2)Unit 6 Sleepless in SeattleIntroduction to Romance Films(2)Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted,humorous plotlines,centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to overcome most obstac
2、les.They are a sub-type of comedy films as well as of romance films.Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies.In a typical romantic comedy the two lovers tend to be young,likeable,and apparently meant for each other,yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstances.
3、Sometimes the man and the woman meet and become involved initially,then must confront challenges to their Introduction to Romance Films(2)Section A Focused ActivitiesPart 1 Lead-inPart 2 Watching&ListeningPart 3 Fun TimeUnit 6 Sleepless in SeattleDirector:Nora EphronRun time:106 minutesRelease Date:
4、1993Awards&NominationsWon American Comedy Awards 1994:Funniest Actress in a Leading Role(Meg Ryan)Young Artist Awards1994:Outstanding Family Motion Picture-Comedy Best Actor Under Ten in a Motion Picture(Ross Malinger)Background InformationPart 1 Lead-inSection ANominated:Oscar Awards:Best Original
5、Song,Best Screenplay-Original,Golden Globe Awards:Best Motion Picture-Comedy/Musical Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion PicturePart 1 Lead-inSection APlot SummaryPart 1 Lead-inSection A Widower Sam Baldwin and his young son,Jonah,move to Seatt
6、le to start a new life.On Christmas Eve,Jonahwho wants his father to find a new wifecalls into a radio show.And Sam is persuaded into talking about how much he misses his wife on the air.Hundreds of women hear the story and write to Sam.Annie Reed is also touched and believes Sam may be her soul-mat
7、e.Even though shes engaged to Walter,she writes Sam a letter,suggesting that they meet on top of the Empire State Building on Valentines Day.Meanwhile,Jonah has read Annies letter,and hesconvinced shes the one for Sam.But Jonah fails to Do you know the Empire State Building in New York,USA?It plays
8、a very important role in the movie“Sleepless in Seattle”.Now listen to an audio clip talking about it and try to complete the table below.TaskPart 1 Lead-inSection APart 1 Lead-inSection AOpen DateMay 1st,Windows6,500Height metersMaintenance Staff workersFloors103Famous ForItsStairsmore thanKing Kon
9、gElevatorsLand Areamore thanSleepless in SeattleEntrances1931_443_1,860_73_7,000 m2_5 _250_light show_An Affair to Remember_Independence Day_Following is the script of the audio clip:Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection A On May 1st,1931,President Herbert Hoover pressed a button in Washington,D.C.On wen
10、t the lights of,at that time,the worlds tallest building.The Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan was open for business.The Empire State Building is just over 443 meters tall.That includes the 62-meter-tall lightening rod on top.There are 103 floors.And if you want to reach them all on foot,ju
11、st know there are more than 1,860 stairs.Runners compete in a yearly race to the top.If even the thought of that makes you tired,then you might want to ride an elevator instead.The building has 73 of them.The Empire Directions:In this part,youre going to watch six clips from the movie Sleepless in S
12、eattle.After watching each clip,please complete the tasks following it.Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AClip 1Sam has just lost his beloved wife,Maggie,to cancer.(305)Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AWord Bankshrink n.(美俚美俚)精神科医生精神科医生boom n.隆隆声，爆炸声隆隆声，爆炸声Task 1Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection A1.W
13、hat does Sams colleague suggest him to do?2.What does Sam think is the best way to save himself?3.Where does Sam decide to move and why?He suggests him to see a shrink._“Work,work hard”._Seattle.He wants to move to a new city where he wont think of his wife all the time._Watch the clip and then answ
14、er the following questions briefly.Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection A4.What does Suzy suggest Sam to do after he gets to Seattle?5.How does Sam feel about Suzys suggestion?She wants him to start seeing women._He thinks it will be impossible for him to love someone else._Watch the clip again and fill
15、 in the blanks with the exact verbs you have heard from the clip.Then work in pairs and tell each other your understanding of the sentences.Task 2Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection A1.There is no reason and if we 1)asking why,well 2)crazy.2.Work is the only thing that will 3)you through this.3.Good id
16、ea.4)a couple of weeks off.5)some sun.6)Jonah fishing.start_go_see_Take_Get_Take_Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection A4.Some place where every time I 7)around a corner I dont think of Maggie.5.few months,“Boom”,Ill be fine.Ill just 8)a new heart.got_grow_Following is the script of Clip 1:Part 2 Watchin
17、g&ListeningSection ASam:Mommy got sick,and it happened just like that.There was nothing anybody could do.It isnt fair.There is no reason and if we start asking“why”,well go crazy.Suzy:Five minutes in the microwave,anyone of them,five minutes and done,ready to eat.Do you know how to make juice?Sam:Mi
18、crowave.Five minutes.Sams colleague:Here,my shrink.Call him.Sam:“Loss of Spouse Support Group”,“Chicago Cancer Family Network”,Clip 2Annie Reed is engaged to a sweet,awkward man named Walter.They go to Annies home to meet her parents and relatives on Christmas Eve.After the dinner,Annies mother,Barb
19、ara,brings out a dress and asks Annie to try on.(210)Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection APart 2 Watching&ListeningSection AWord Bankfolks n.(口口)家人，家人，亲戚亲戚allergic a.过敏的过敏的associate a.合作的，副合作的，副的的take-out n.外卖外卖lettuce n.生菜生菜tuna n.金枪鱼金枪鱼whole wheat全麦面包全麦面包coincidence n.巧合巧合white n.牛奶面包牛奶面包pier n.码头码头1
20、.What does Annies mother,Barbara,show her?A)A new wedding dress.B)Barbaras wedding dress.C)Grandmothers wedding dress.D)A white dress.2.Where will Annie and Walter go after they meet Annies folks?A)Go back to Baltimore.B)Go to a bar.C)Go to New York.D)Go to Washington D.C.Watch the clip and then som
21、e questions will be asked about it.Choose the best answer to each question from the four choices given below.Task 1Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection APart 2 Watching&ListeningSection A3.What makes Annie and Walter fall in love with each other?A)Being colleagues.B)Working in the same office.C)Loving t
22、he same sandwich.D)Mistaken take-outs.4.What is Annies father when he first met Barbara?A)A waiter.B)A pier worker.C)A millionaire.D)A steel worker.Watch the clip again and then fill in the blanks in the following table.Discuss together about the following question as well:Task 2Part 2 Watching&List
23、eningSection ABarbaraAnnie How 1)!2)takes a hand.At one time I looked down and I couldnt tellwhich fingers were his and which were mine,andI knew it was 3).You make a million 4)that mean nothing and then one day,you order take-out and it changes your life.Destiny is something weve 5)because we cant
24、6)the fact that everything that happens is 7)accidental.It wasnt a sign.It was a 8).amazing_Destiny_magic_decisions_Invented_stand_coincidence_Following is the script of Clip 2:Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection ABarbara:Here it is.The historical society wanted this and I never would give it to them.A
25、nnie:Oh,Mom!Barbara:I notice these things are back in fashion.Annie:Grandmothers dress.Barbara:Oh,honey,hes a lovely man,Annie.Annie:I know.He is wonderful,isnt he?And hes such a wonderful athlete.Barbara:Are his folks nice?Annie:Youll love them.Were going down to D.C.tonight to be with them Christm
26、as morning.Barbara:How did it happen?Clip 318 months passed after Sam and Jonah move to Seattle,but Sam still lives in grief.On Christmas Eve,Jonah calls into a radio show,saying that his Christmas wish is to find a new wife for his father.He,on the advice of the radio show host,Dr.Martha Fieldstone
27、,persuades Sam to go on the air to talk.Meanwhile,Annie is listening to the radio while driving.(402)Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection APart 2 Watching&ListeningSection AWord Bankwrap up(口口)结束，完成结束，完成zap v.击中，摧毁击中，摧毁count on依靠，指望依靠，指望stray voltage电流电流tie up停滞，阻塞停滞，阻塞Wisconsin威斯康辛州威斯康辛州phone-in radio
28、show电台热线节目电台热线节目bow n.蝴蝶结蝴蝶结Michigan密歇根州密歇根州Polaroid宝丽来照相机宝丽来照相机Watch the movie clip and then decide whether the following statements are true or false.Write T for true and F for false.Task 1Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection A1.Dr.Martha Fieldstone thinks that people who have truly loved once are unl
29、ikely to love again.2.To Sam,his wife is the most special woman in the world.3.Sam feels like coming home when he first met his wife.4.The same word Sam and Annie speak out is“magic”.5.2,000 women call Sam after they hear the program.T_T_T_T_F_Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection A6.Annie is deeply touc
30、hed when she is listening to the radio.7.Becky is also a woman who is easily moved by some cozy scenes.8.Annies male colleagues feel jealous when they hear the story.FT_T_Watch the clip and take down the parts of the sentences to match the Chinese versions given below.Task 2Part 2 Watching&Listening
31、Section Aphone-in3touched move onbreathehomemagicgo through painshardspecialsupposeforgetPart 2 Watching&ListeningSection ASummary(for reference):Following is the script of Clip 3:Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection ADr.Martha:If there was one question I was allowed to ask.Sam:Oh,go ahead.Dr.Martha:Peo
32、ple who have truly loved once are far more likely to love again.Sam,do you think theres someone out there that you could love as much as your wife?Sam:Well,Dr.Martha Fieldstone,thats hard to imagine.Dr.Martha:What are you going to do?Sam:Well,I m going to get out of bed every morning,and breathe in
33、and out all day long.Clip 4Although Annie is engaged,she feels there is something missing from their relationship.She tells Becky her feeling about Sam.Sometimes,she is moved to tears when she thinks of Sams words on the radio.Sam,in Seattle,finally decides to date a co-worker named Victoria.Becky a
34、nd Annie watch the old film“An Affair to Remember”on TV,and Annie impulsively decides to write a letter to Sam.(230)Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AWord Bankbasket case(非正式非正式)疯子，疯子，傻子傻子on account of因为，由于因为，由于doom n.厄运厄运neck brace颈托颈托squeeze in抽出时间抽出时间Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AWatch the cl
35、ip and put the following sentences in order according to the clip.Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection ATask 1Annie starts to read the letter to Becky.Becky and Annie watch the movie together,reciting the classical lines with tears in their eyes.Annie and Becky are watching an old movie on TV while Anni
36、e is typing her letter.Becky suggests that Annie meets Sam on top of the Empire State Building,just the same in the movie.4815_Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AAnnie appreciates the true love in the movie.Becky tells Annie her own love story moodily.Becky thinks that Annie just wants to be in love
37、in a movie,not in the real world.Annie suddenly feels it is too crazy for her to write a letter like this,so she tears it.2736_Watch the clip again and dub the following conversation between Annie and Becky.Task 2Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AAnnie:Becky:Annie:Becky:Now those were the days when
38、people knew how to be in love.Youre a basket case.They knew it.Time,distance,nothing could separate them because they knew it was right.Itwas real.It was.a movie.Thats your problem.You dont want to be in love.You want to be in love in a movie.Read it to me.Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AAnnie:“De
39、ar Sleepless and son,I have never written a letter like this in my life.”Becky:Thats what everyone writes at the beginning of letters to strangers.Annie:I know that.You think I dont know that?Becky:What about Walter?Annie:Oh,Walter.Oh,I would give anything to marry Walter.Hes so unexpected.You think
40、 you can tell by just looking at him,but you cant.I should write something in this about magic.Becky:What?Annie:Something.What if I never meet him?What if this man is my destiny and I never meet him?Becky:Your destiny can be your doom.Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AFollowing is the script of Clip
41、 4:Man on TV:Are you in love with him?Woman on TV:Im not now.Annie:Now those were the days when people knew how to be in love.Becky:Youre a basket case.Annie:They knew it.Time,distance,nothing could separate them because they knew it was right.It was real.It was.Becky:.a movie.Thats your problem.You
42、 dont want to be in love.You want to be in love in a movie.Read it to me.Clip 5Sam keeps on dating Victoria,but Jonah dislikes her.Jonah reads Annies letter and believes that she must be perfect for his father,but Sam doesnt think so.Sam sees Annie at the airport.Annie spies on Sam and Jonah playing
43、 on the beach together,but mistakes Sams sister Suzy for his new girlfriend.Sam and Jonah are at Suzys home now.(334)Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AWord Bankweird a.古怪的，不寻常的古怪的，不寻常的 grenade n.手榴弹手榴弹hyena n.土狼土狼air shaft通风道通风道shriveled a.变小的，萎缩的变小的，萎缩的armored personnel carrier装甲车装甲车chick n.(俚俚)少女，
44、少妇少女，少妇bust n.打断，扭断打断，扭断rapacious a.贪婪的贪婪的parachute v.跳伞跳伞weepy a.眼泪汪汪的眼泪汪汪的Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AWatch the clip and then some questions will be asked about it.Choose the best answer to each question from the four choices given below.Task 1Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection A1.How does Sam
45、 feel about his first meeting with Annie?A)He thinks that she is very charming.B)He feels that theyve known each other before.C)He feels indifferent.D)He is just wondering who she is.Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection A2.Why does Jonah dislike Victoria?A)Because she is too fat.B)Because she laughs lik
46、e a hyena.C)Because she treats him badly.D)Because his father doesnt like her.3.What makes Suzy think of the movie “An Affair to Remember”?A)Jonahs calling into the radio show.B)Gregs words about desperate women.C)Meeting on top of the Empire State Building on Valentines day.D)Sams answer to the let
47、ter.Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection A4.What do Sam and Greg think of the movie?A)They think it is too girlish.B)They regard it as a classic.C)They have different views on it.D)They wants to see it right now.5.What kind of woman does Sam want?A)A mail-order bride.B)Someone his son loves.C)Someone wh
48、o seems familiar to him.D)Someone he can have a decent conversation with.Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AWatch the clip again and fill in the blanks.Task 21.She is going to meet him at the top of the Empire State Building,only she got hit by a 1).And he waited,and waited.And it was 2).I think.And
49、then shes too proud to tell him that shes uh.3),and he s too proud to find out why she doesnt come.But he comes to see her anyway.I forgot why.But,oh,oh it s so amazing when he comes to see her because he doesnt even 4)that she doesnt get up to say hello.And hes very 5).And you think that he s just
50、going to walk out the door,and never know why she s just lying there,you know,on the couch with this 6)over her shriveled little legs.taxi_raining_crippled_notice_bitter_blanket_Part 2 Watching&ListeningSection AI already sold the painting_2.And suddenly,he goes,7)“.”And he likes to go to the bedroo
